Dealing with temperature drops in CSGO on a Ryzen 5 2600
Dealing with temperature drops in CSGO on a Ryzen 5 2600
I set up my own setup in November because the older parts, like the i5 3470, were beginning to show signs of wear in recent titles, especially my favorite game, Rainbow Six Siege, which struggles with lower core counts. The configuration includes: a Ryzen 5 2600, an MSI X570 Gaming Plus (initially considering a third-gen Ryzen but opting for the X570 due to cost and availability), a HyperX Fury Black 16GB DDR4 3000MHz CL 15 dual-channel setup, and a GTX 1050 Ti (previously used with the old system). Overall, the system is functioning well on most games, except for CSGO where it occasionally freezes or feels unstable. I've tried various fixes online—adjusting power plans, XMP profiles, disabling shader caching, moving the game to an SSD, and turning off fullscreen optimizations—but none resolved the issue. One suggestion from a forum thread helped with adjusting core settings, though it only partially addressed the problem. I remain open to further solutions.
I faced the same issue; the fix was updating the windows. My SSD was full, so I switched to a new hard drive. You might also adjust the in-game settings in Steam if that assists. Alternatively, you could try disabling SMTP in CS:GO if it doesn't work.
I observed some problems in other titles, like sudden freezes in Dead by Daylight after several hours and slower texture rendering in Apex Legends. To address these, I moved those two games—CS:GO and Dead by Daylight—to my SSD (for CS:GO this time). This resolved the freezing issue completely and the other problems I mentioned. In the end, I plan to keep the HDD for singleplayer games only or mostly so. Thanks for the advice!